SOFIA. Ludogorets overcomes Levski Sofia 1-0 after R. Seco scored just 1 goal (25′). Levski Sofia lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.93 degrees Celsius or 73.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 88 Attack 58
- 86 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 22
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Levski Sofia had a superior ball possession 56% while Ludogorets was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Ludogorets was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Levski Sofia shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ludogorets shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Wenderson Tsunami, Jeremy Petris and José Córdoba). Talking about the opposition, Ludogorets received 6 yellow cards (Sergio Padt, Bernard Tekpetey, Jakub Piotrowski, Caio Vidal, Claude Gonçalves and Rwan Seco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Levski Sofia will stay with 22 points like Arda to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ludogorets will have 20 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Levski Sofia will play away against OFK Pirin on the 17th of February with a 19-2 head to head in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
Ludogorets will host Cherno More on the 17th of February with a 25-6 head to head statistic in favor of Ludogorets (5 draws).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
90'
64'
Levski Sofia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikolay Nikolov Kostov decided to play with the following team: Plamen Andreev, Jeremy Petris, Kellian van der Kaap, José Córdoba, Wenderson Tsunami, Jawad El Jemili, Andrian Kraev, Asen Mitkov, Ronaldo, Ricardinho and Welton.
The home team had on the bench: Viktor Lyubenov, Nikolay Mihaylov, Iliyan Stefanov, Preslav Bachev, Asen Chandarov, Kristian Dimitrov and Marin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: Asen Mitkov for Asen Chandarov (64′), Ricardinho for Iliyan Stefanov (76′) and Jawad El Jemili for Marin Petkov (83′).
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets
25'
Ludogorets started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Sergio Padt, Aslak Fonn Witry, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Olivier Verdon, Son, Claude Gonçalves, Jakub Piotrowski, Bernard Tekpetey, Ivan Yordanov, Caio Vidal and Rwan Seco.
They had on the bench: Rick, Matías Tissera, Mounir Chouiar, Simon Sluga, Franco Russo, Pedro Naressi, Dominik Yankov, Todor Nedelev and Spas Delev.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 4 changes: Caio Vidal for Rick (73′), Ivan Yordanov for Pedro Naressi (46′), Rwan Seco for Spas Delev (90′) and Bernard Tekpetey for Franco Russo (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Arda – Etar – 3-0
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Cherno More – 0-0
- Levski Sofia – Ludogorets – 0-1
